GRE Word List
PANACEA
a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |